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RE: The Early Schools of Indian Buddhism Series
Hi @reddust. I found intriguing the Point 22. I always have been under the impression that control of others limits the freedoms of the controlled ones. In my frame of mind, this cannot be good. Now, controlling the mind (or consciousness) seems to be a form of control in steroids. Can you clarify this for me?
The wrong view of this school was to think that the function of iddhi was able to control the mind of others. Of course, in reality, it is to instruct others to liberate their mind per Theravada right view @macusantoniu26
Instructing to liberate minds sounds much better!
You might reword it as direct knowledge transferral.
You keep your mind focussed in a certain way, a position of focus.
And then you hold the students perception in that focus.
Or, (same thing, different words) you hold the space around the student in a certain vibration.
and hope that the student picks up and keeps focus on that vibration.
Resonance?
Sorta... It is resonance, because you have two wave forms, but the implied meaning is back to front.
Because the teacher is more firm in his focus, and the teacher has more power, he is able to push his state onto the student. And then you hope the student can keep the focus.
Usually it is repeated a bunch of times. Siggghh, a bunch of times... but that's teaching.
You see the world as you do because of your focus.
If you have practiced meditation, you have probably noticed that your view of the world has changed.
Change the focus, change the understanding.